About the Game
Football is full of hidden talent, and it’s your job to discover them.
Run your own independent football academy, scout and sign young prospects, and guide their development into valuable players. Train with a clear focus, sell at the right moment, and reinvest each transfer to grow your academy and prestige.
Key Features
Scout and discover young talents
Watch youth matches, uncover a player’s qualities through scouting, and sign the prospects that fit your academy.Develop players with focused training
Choose a training focus, shape their growth over time, and build specialists for different roles.
Follow the market and make deals
Track club demands, propose your players when they match a profile, and negotiate transfers that fund the next wave.Grow your academy
Upgrade facilities to improve development and raise your prestige.
Optional customization
Customize leagues, clubs, and player names to shape your football world.
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
New Feature: Youth Camps
Youth Camps allow you to establish a long-term presence in different countries and continuously develop local talent.
Highlights
Build youth camps in countries around the world
Assign Head Scouts to improve camp performance
Discover and develop players over time
Monitor morale, progression and development
Sign camp players once they reach signing age
Compete with other clubs for the best prospects
Monthly operating costs and camp progression systems
The default database now supports 20 countries, including:
Russia, Japan, Mexico, Croatia, Nigeria, Colombia, Serbia, Morocco, Senegal, and Saudi Arabia.
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New Feature: Academy Activities
A brand-new Activities section has been added to the academy.
Trial Days
Organize Regional and National Trials where players will attend based on your academy's prestige.
You can:
Invite players to academy trials
Evaluate prospects for up to 14 days
Gather additional scouting information
Decide whether to offer them a contract
Additional activity types are planned for future updates.
Awards System
Players can now earn awards throughout their careers, including:
Top Scorer
Assist Leader
Player of the Match
And more
Awards increase player visibility, attract transfer interest, and can boost market value.
Academy Improvements
The academy system has been expanded with:
Monthly upkeep costs based on academy and facility levels
Improved academy information visibility
More detailed player archives
Better staff generation variety
Trial invitations for players requesting to join the academy
Additional Improvements
Match lineups can now be viewed before attending matches
Talent Match view can filter starters and substitutes
Starting year can now be selected from 1900 to the current season
Academy information is now always visible in the sidebar
Transfer status icons added to team views
Scout reports older than 12 months are now clearly marked
Workshop description limit adjusted to 1000 characters
Numerous UI improvements and missing translations added
Fixes
This update also includes a large number of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, including:
Staff generation issues after loading save games
Scouting report sorting issues
Contract negotiation issues
League name conflicts across countries
Window navigation issues
Transfer agreement edge cases
Various UI and gameplay fixes
New Achievements
7 new achievements have been added, focused on the Youth Camps feature.
Steam Football Fiesta
Football Academy Manager is participating in Steam Football Fiesta and will be available at a discounted price from June 11th to June 25th.
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Thank you for supporting Football Academy Manager during Early Access. More features and improvements are already planned for future updates.
Club Name Character Support Fixed issues where some special characters caused problems in league and transfer club mods. Existing save progress is now adjusted, and these characters can now be typed correctly.
Workshop Upload Reliability Improved Workshop upload handling to prevent the Workshop ID from being lost in some cases.
Missing Validation Messages Added missing error messages for several validation checks.
New Features
Player Recommendations for Market Demands
You can now recommend players that fit active market demands and receive a fee if the club completes the transfer.Sponsor Goals
Sponsors now include goals that reward bonus payments when achieved.Player Archive
Added a new Archive tab in the Player Hub to track players who left the academy, including relevant historical data. Existing players may have partially reconstructed data.Active Transfer Offer Visibility
Active transfer offers are now shown in the home calendar panel, including remaining days.Monthly Scouting Reports Summary
Reports now include a clearer summary of progress, including players started, fully scouted, and currently matching assignments.Academy System Overhaul
Academy structure reworked into tier-based progression with slot limits and caps.
Grounds must be expanded to unlock full slot capacity, making higher tiers more meaningful.
Buying or renting an academy now grants initial prestige.
Part of investments, upgrades, purchase cost, and expansions are now partially recouped when switching academies.
Improvements
UI & Readability
Adjusted page headers to display Money and Prestige where relevant.
Training progress is now more readable.Staff Hiring
Improved robustness of the staff hiring process.Player Generation
Player stats are now more strongly driven by ability.
League tier and prestige now have greater impact on generated players.Player Development
Match experience gain adjusted, minutes played and match rating now impact growth more directly.Market Value Access
Player market values can now be requested directly from the player window.Sponsor System
Added comparison in sponsor history to track changes between seasons.
Sponsorship deal payments increased.Negotiation Flow
Added hint when negotiating with players aged 19.
Club responses during transfer window now arrive within the window if enough time remains.
Fixes
Star Rating Display
Fixed cases where star ratings did not show the closest correct value.Market Value Analysis
Fixed an issue where analysis was blocked if only the scout had sufficient progress but not the manager.Contract Expiry Message
Fixed incorrect inbox message triggering for sold players with 6 months remaining.Offer Deletion Logic
Fixed an issue where rejecting offers three times removed all offers from all clubs, logic removed for future flexibility.International Player Handling
Fixed delays when receiving club requests for players signed from abroad.Scouting Logic
Scouts no longer target players who already have a transfer agreed, unless explicitly assigned.Watched Players Update
Fixed cases where watched players were not updating correctly in certain views.General Fixes
Various UI and system fixes across the game.
Technical Changes
Mod Structure Update
Adjusted mod structure in preparation for youth camps.
Player generation mods now include regen potential, nationality spawn rates, and a new country economy factor affecting wages, living costs, travel costs, and attendance fees.
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Uploaded Mar 30, 2026
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How to Install
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Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
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